Last September, torrential rains swept across West and Central Africa, causing devastating floods. Maiduguri, capital of the fragile Nigerian state of Borno plagued by the Boko Haram insurgency, was ...

Maiduguri, the capital of the fragile ... “I feel happy to be able to use it again after the zoo was reopened after the flood. I feel happy to be able to enjoy it like before,” Bakura said.

People walk past a mosque in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Joshua Olatunji) ...